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ROYAL OAK - Lisa Vallee Smith, the CEO of Airfoil Group, M2 TechCast to talk about hot tech trends in 2016 and what we might expect in 2017. She said the rise of venture capital in the state is a very positive trend that will help spur the growth of many Michigan tech start-ups. She
OKEMOS - 2016 was the year hacktivists disrupted cyberspace as never before. And offline, hacker activities were much more unsettling to the international status quo. With the mix of fake news, leaked insider information to the press, and claims and counterclaims by public officials, the result was an undermining of news media and government source
LANSING - The Department of Technology, Management and Budget did not ensure that it had identified the state's most critical technology systems and, for those it had identified, it did not ensure that they could be restored within deadlines, a report released Thursday by Auditor General Doug Ringler said. The state designates certain systems as
LANSING - The final legislative session day of the 98th Legislature concluded with passage of the legislation that has dominated the 2015-16 term - a wide-ranging rewrite of the state's energy laws. Governor Rick Snyder, who brokered the 11th-hour deal with the utilities and advocates for greater customer choice who fought bitterly for the past
ROYAL OAK - Automation Alley Executive Director Tom Kelly joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to talk about recent trade missions and upcoming ones including Australia. The most recent trade mission was to Cuba - one of the best Automation Alley has even had, Kelly said. The proposed Australian trade mission would
ROYAL OAK - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer updates the M2 TechCast audience by discussing how a student in Philadelphia flying his drone nearly flew into the path of a police helicopter that was observing a Trump rally. The pilot was flying at night and beyond his line of sight - both against FAA rules.
ANN ARBOR - A fully autonomous, 15-passenger electric shuttle manufactured by French company called NAVYA will support research and provide self-guided tours of Mcity, the University of Michigan's test site for connected and automated vehicles. U-M and NAVYA announced the collaboration Friday. This is the first of NAVYA's ARMA vehicles to operate in North America.
DETROIT - Callida Energy, a software that helps more efficiently heat and cool buildings, won first prize Thursday and a check for $80,000 in the 2016 NextChallenge: Smart Cities technology challenge. RideHop, a company that more efficiently operate transportation systems, won second place and $20,000. The challenge is a partnership among NextEnergy, Denso International America,
LANSING – Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Friday signed legislation that makes Michigan the first state to establish comprehensive regulations for the testing, use and eventual sale of autonomous vehicle technology. The new law, signed by Snyder at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, more clearly defines the circumstances of how self-driving vehicles can be
EAST LANSING – Are the emerging markets for legal cannabis products across the United States a new gold rush or will sales disappear in a puff of smoke? Two Michigan-based companies have crunched the numbers to find out. The potential U.S. market demand—were cannabis products legal for recreational use nationwide in 2017—is $22.4 billion, according
